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TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT

PERSONS ENGAGED AT THE END OF OCTOBER 1990

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

SEP. 90 OCT. 89

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS

-1

-11

+1

-2

WEARING APPAREL

TEXT FLES

1

-11

-1

-13

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

-4

-20

-1

ELECTRICAL AND

-1

-15

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS CTS

-4

OTHERS

CONSTRUCTION #

-2

-5

SERVICES

BANKS

HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5 PER CENT

PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

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TABLE 3 : PER CAPITA EARNINGS

ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

FOOD AND DRINKS WEARING APPAREL TEXTILES

PER CAPITA EARNINGS

+3

+3

-5

+1

+7

OCTOBER 1990

AVERAGE AS IN

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH SEP. 90 OCT. 89

(HK$)

(%)

(%)

6,188

2

+18

6,870

-2

+11

4,858

+

+3

+12

5,538

- 15

+11

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